ALUCAN, the beverage packaging division of Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech Co., Ltd., has launched a comprehensive sourcing checklist aimed at streamlining the selection process for aluminum beverage cans and easy-open ends. This new resource is designed to assist beverage brands, breweries, and contract fillers in effectively coordinating their purchasing, production, and design efforts when choosing packaging options.
The checklist emphasizes the importance of understanding the actual dimensions of cans rather than relying solely on nominal capacities. For instance, while two different cans may both hold 355 mL (12 US fl oz), their dimensions can vary significantly. ALUCAN’s 355 mL Standard can features a body diameter of 66.04 mm and a height of 122.22 mm, whereas the Sleek version measures 57.40 mm in diameter and 155.73 mm in height, making it narrower and taller.
Prospective buyers are encouraged to review five critical areas before placing an order: confirming can capacity and profile, verifying easy-open end specifications, detailing beverage and filling processes, planning production-line and seam trials, and checking artwork and pallet arrangements. The checklist advises filling teams to verify the end profile and seamer tooling against the can and end drawings, as both 355 mL examples use a nominal 202 end size.
Additionally, the checklist underscores the necessity of sharing beverage characteristics, such as product type, carbonation level, and pasteurization needs, with suppliers to ensure compatibility with the proposed can, end, and internal coating. Production teams should establish sample requirements and trial procedures to assess can handling and seam quality before full-scale production.
Beyond technical specifications, artwork and logistics are crucial considerations. Buyers should use the appropriate print template, confirm design quantities, and review pallet configurations in line with the receiving facility’s needs. ALUCAN provides insights into shipping logistics, including how many cans fit into a 40HQ container, aiding in effective order planning.
The checklist is accompanied by ALUCAN’s Aluminum Can Sizes and Dimensions Guide, which offers reference dimensions for 18 size and format combinations across five product families. This guide, available without registration, serves as a preliminary comparison tool, with final decisions on equipment and artwork needing to be based on supplier-provided drawings.
About ALUCAN
ALUCAN is a beverage packaging brand operated by Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech Co., Ltd. in Yantai, Shandong, China. It supplies unprinted and custom-printed aluminum beverage cans and easy-open ends.
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Christine Wong, Sales Director
ALUCAN | Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech Co., Ltd.
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Website: https://www.aluminum-can.com
Christine Wong
Yantai Zhuyuan Environmental Tech CO., LTD.
+86 130 5450 1345
[email protected]
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